Good video mate - I’ve got a video going up soon about direct debit too. It’s a problem I see a lot aswell with all the local window cleaners to me. I think ‘direct debit’ is a bit of a buzz word that puts people off and a lot of lads don’t know how to sell it to customers - it’s all about how you word it. Can tell you speak from experience though 20 customers in January alone is good going mate 🔥
Cheers. I did better when I stopped trying to sell it. I started to send text/email I am rarely if ever face to face. I got about 60 in Jan that was just the best week in Jan that I’ve ever had
Great video mate im the same minimum price of 15 now even it its 1 or 2 windows ect i also fell into the trap early on of saying 10 quid for everything but ive dug myself out of that mess and lost a handful so that was good ive got some local window cleaners near me with 300 400 jobs but at 8 -10 quid where as im on 200 ish currently and minimum 15 loads of 20 and 30 a few 50 quid jobs and some commercial work for 2 3 4 hundred so as the saying goes dont be a busy fool price it correctly and you can make money faster and without doing 100s of under priced work
Yeah 8-10 quid is just too cheap! So they would have to do 30 cleans a day for about £280. No chance of employing people so for me that’s not what you would call a business. Sometimes I clean a house and I’m almost embarrassed at how much we’ve charged for the time taken but I think that’s when you know you’ve got it right.
I have been washing windows full-time for 32 years. My advice is the following: Increase the price the most on the 20% lowest paid jobs you have. Each year! I now have no jobs below approx. 1300 NOK per hour (130 dollars).
Strange what you say about customers who don't pay. In our company in Norway, it is probably 4 years between each time we experience that a customer does not want to pay. Almost everything is completely automatic, and invoicing is perhaps 2-3 hours of work per month.
I’ve got about 15 customers at the moment around 15-30 pound per customer my question is do I stay in around that area or try in others ? Also how do you go about getting new customers?
Why fish in a small pond? When I was just starting out I mainly got customers through canvassing. Now virtually all my customers come from the web. I will have memberships on my channel soon where I intend to go into more detail.
Good video mate - I’ve got a video going up soon about direct debit too. It’s a problem I see a lot aswell with all the local window cleaners to me. I think ‘direct debit’ is a bit of a buzz word that puts people off and a lot of lads don’t know how to sell it to customers - it’s all about how you word it. Can tell you speak from experience though 20 customers in January alone is good going mate 🔥
Cheers. I did better when I stopped trying to sell it. I started to send text/email I am rarely if ever face to face. I got about 60 in Jan that was just the best week in Jan that I’ve ever had
Great video mate im the same minimum price of 15 now even it its 1 or 2 windows ect i also fell into the trap early on of saying 10 quid for everything but ive dug myself out of that mess and lost a handful so that was good ive got some local window cleaners near me with 300 400 jobs but at 8 -10 quid where as im on 200 ish currently and minimum 15 loads of 20 and 30 a few 50 quid jobs and some commercial work for 2 3 4 hundred so as the saying goes dont be a busy fool price it correctly and you can make money faster and without doing 100s of under priced work
Yeah 8-10 quid is just too cheap! So they would have to do 30 cleans a day for about £280. No chance of employing people so for me that’s not what you would call a business. Sometimes I clean a house and I’m almost embarrassed at how much we’ve charged for the time taken but I think that’s when you know you’ve got it right.
Id be triple his monthly turnover before I considred taking someone on. His pricing is way too low.
I have been washing windows full-time for 32 years. My advice is the following: Increase the price the most on the 20% lowest paid jobs you have. Each year! I now have no jobs below approx. 1300 NOK per hour (130 dollars).
great stuff!
Thanks!
Strange what you say about customers who don't pay. In our company in Norway, it is probably 4 years between each time we experience that a customer does not want to pay. Almost everything is completely automatic, and invoicing is perhaps 2-3 hours of work per month.
I’ve got about 15 customers at the moment around 15-30 pound per customer my question is do I stay in around that area or try in others ? Also how do you go about getting new customers?
Why fish in a small pond? When I was just starting out I mainly got customers through canvassing. Now virtually all my customers come from the web. I will have memberships on my channel soon where I intend to go into more detail.
At 236 customers, i don't think i would be employing anyone, especially at £12.50 a job, and they get a discount for the first 6 months...Why?
Definitely not yes I’d want to get to the point where I’m oversubscribed and increased prices before taking anyone on